Mumbai, November 21: Double Olympic champion Alistair Brownlee announced his retirement from triathlon at the age of 36 on Thursday. Brownlee won gold medals in London in 2012 and Rio de Janeiro in 2016, with his younger brother, Jonny, making the podium on both occasions. Alistair Brownlee was also world champion in 2009 and 2011, and a four-time European champion. Rachael Gunn Retires: Controversial Australian Breaker Confirms Retirement From Competitions Following Unconventional Routine at Paris Olympics 2024.

Brownlee said he was excited to try new challenges and had some "projects I'm eager to tackle." But he knew his time as an elite triathlete was over.

Alistair Brownlee Retirement Announcement

"It has got more difficult for me. I can't do anywhere near the training that I used to be able to do. So I also found it hard at times being on the start line, knowing that I'm not prepared to the level that I'd like to be and I'm older, I'm 36. I've done it for a long time and there's a lot of other things I want to do with my life."  he said in an interview published on the website of Britain's Olympic team.

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